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ABSTRACT: Background
Maternal smoking during pregnancy is linked to reduced birth weight but the gestation at onset of this relationship is not certain. We present a systematic review of the literature describing associations between maternal smoking during pregnancy and ultrasound measurements of fetal size, together with an accompanying meta-analysis.Methods
Studies were selected from electronic databases (OVID, EMBASE and Google Scholar) that examined associations between maternal smoking or smoke exposure and antenatal fetal ultrasound measurements. Outcome measures were first, second or third trimester fetal measurements.Results
There were 284 abstracts identified, 16 papers were included in the review and the meta-analysis included data from eight populations. Maternal smoking was associated with reduced second trimester head size (mean reduction 0.09 standard deviation (SD) [95% CI 0.01, 0.16]) and femur length (0.06 [0.01, 0.10]) and reduced third trimester head size (0.18 SD [0.13, 0.23]), femur length (0.27 SD [0.21, 0.32]) and estimated fetal weight (0.18 SD [0.11, 0.24]). Higher maternal cigarette consumption was associated with a lower z score for head size in the second (mean difference 0.09 SD [0, 0.19]) and third (0.15 SD [0.03, 0.26]) trimesters compared to lower consumption. Fetal measurements were not reduced for those whose mothers quit before or after becoming pregnant compared to mothers who had never smoked.Conclusions
Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with reduced fetal measurements after the first trimester, particularly reduced head size and femur length. These effects may be attenuated if mothers quit or reduce cigarette consumption during pregnancy.
SUBMITTER: Abraham M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5322900 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Abraham Miriam M Alramadhan Salem S Iniguez Carmen C Duijts Liesbeth L Jaddoe Vincent W V VW Den Dekker Herman T HT Crozier Sarah S Godfrey Keith M KM Hindmarsh Peter P Vik Torstein T Jacobsen Geir W GW Hanke Wojciech W Sobala Wojciech W Devereux Graham G Turner Steve S
PloS one 20170223 2
<h4>Background</h4>Maternal smoking during pregnancy is linked to reduced birth weight but the gestation at onset of this relationship is not certain. We present a systematic review of the literature describing associations between maternal smoking during pregnancy and ultrasound measurements of fetal size, together with an accompanying meta-analysis.<h4>Methods</h4>Studies were selected from electronic databases (OVID, EMBASE and Google Scholar) that examined associations between maternal smoki ...[more]